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1979 Acquired the [[English Card Clothing Co]]
1979 Acquired the [[English Card Clothing Co]]


1990 Sold its [[Woodhead]] suspensions division to [[Hoesch]]<ref>The Times July 9, 1991</ref>
1990 Sold its [[Woodhead Manufacturing Co|Woodhead]] suspensions division to [[Hoesch]]<ref>The Times July 9, 1991</ref>


1993 Acquired [[Arthur Lee and Sons]]
1993 Acquired [[Arthur Lee and Sons]]

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Carclo Engineering Group plc of Ossett

1924 Carclo was established as a manufacturer of card clothing – a consumable wire product used in the combing of textile fibres prior to spinning.

1979 Acquired the English Card Clothing Co

1990 Sold its Woodhead suspensions division to Hoesch[1]

1993 Acquired Arthur Lee and Sons

In 1997 the group undertook a series of acquisitions and disposals to progressively focus on higher growth technical plastics businesses which were funded through the disposal of non-core wire and steel businesses.

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Sources of Information

  1. The Times July 9, 1991
  • [1] Company web site